Deji Sotona

[donny dave]

Thanks Terry  we owe you a lot

[dknward2]

I think a few L2 defenders will be seeing red and yellow cards after stopping him going past them.
We might get a few penalties too.

Think the same hopefully he can ride a challenge because if not he could pick up a few injuries

[Thorney]

For me I don't see him as a starter yet, bring him on when legs start tiring, will run riot.
Can you imagine being a defender when the legs start to feel heavy and this kid decides to stretch his legs.

[Alan Southstand]

From our perspective, would you want to make a decision based on a few days training and 45 mins?

Decision made, DBR.

[Chris Black come back]

Been saying this for a while. We lacked pace badly. This lad seems to offer this in great quantities.

[Alan Southstand]

This, from Gab Sutton, on Twitter:

Deji Sotona was named #MUFC’s fastest player over Rashford & James, so we know he’ll be rapid.

Even if we assume he’s raw (which, who knows), it’s still exciting as he’d complete that equilibrium with Molyneux & Ironside who have other strengths.

[Padge_DRFC]

Don't think Molyneux will be a starter personally. If Hurst can get back to how he was first half of the season he's ahead of him for me

[steve@dcfd]

As of now we have Sotona, Roberts Hurst and Molyneux with possibly Taylor when he proves his fitness. We will need those players if we are going to play a high pressing game. We’ve been told that  Roberts has pace and so does Sotona. Hurst as good skills and Grant will get the best out of him. Molyneux is the question for me he was disappointing last season I expected more. So they will be all fighting to be the first choice to start. But they will all get game time. We will have good options off the bench.

[Red wizard]

Very excited about this transfer. We now have depth in the wide area and been able to make 5 subs we can change both wide players with good replacements when there tired. GM must think he will get the best out of him and I  he does we will have a real asset on our hands.

[roversdude]

Seems to be wearing 9 on his training gear hmmmmmm

[Avsuptem]

A bit of a gamble imho, he clearly impressed in a game against non league opposition but why could he not get a regular start at Kilmarnock.or Burnley is an obvious question. It seems McCann sees him in an impact sub role. An exciting prospect nonetheless who could become a fantastic find. Really looking forward to the new season now.

[NickDRFC]

A bit of a gamble imho, he clearly impressed in a game against non league opposition but why could he not get a regular start at Kilmarnock.or Burnley is an obvious question. It seems McCann sees him in an impact sub role. An exciting prospect nonetheless who could become a fantastic find. Really looking forward to the new season now.

He probably couldn’t get a regular start at Burnley because he’s not good enough to play for a team topping the Championship ahead of a couple of strikers with about 400 PL appearances between them or a South African international striker who cost £5m odd.

[Alan Southstand]

If he’d got game time at Kilmarnock or Burnley do you seriously believe we could have signed him?

[Avsuptem]

If he’d got game time at Kilmarnock or Burnley do you seriously believe we could have signed him?

I guess not. But my point is that we do not know much about him. Hopefully Mc Cann has found a gem. Certainly this seasons recruitment seems to be an improvement on last season's.

[Alan Southstand]

All I’ve got to go on is
1. McCann’s interview with Hoden, where he says they saw some good things all week in training
2. He was in a very strong ManU u18 side, with quite a few of that side since playing at Championship level (on loan).

With the right guidance, we could be in for a mega pay-out in the near future.

[GazLaz]

Interesting to hear GM say he got bad feed back about him when he asked for references.

[ravenrover]

Some, bad feedback. Lets have it in context

[Sammy Chung was King]

Reminded me slightly of Andy Cole how he controls a ball, and that stop start then injection of pace. For me I would start him if he carries on playing as well when we play better opposition.

[mushRTID]

Pretty sure most players will have had bad feedback at some stage.

[GazLaz]

Pretty sure most players will have had bad feedback at some stage.

Just found it interesting that GM asked for references and he got bad ones. Certainly food for thought.

[Alan Southstand]

He said he got some good and some bad. The only thing is we don’t know exactly what the bad things were! Further, if they were really bad things, don’t you think that would have swayed GM’s choice to one of his other ‘good’ options?

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Pretty sure most players will have had bad feedback at some stage.

Just found it interesting that GM asked for references and he got bad ones. Certainly food for thought.

"Some of the feedback is not great on Adeji...." is what he said.

McCann says he likes the challenge of coaching and developing players and that was probably the same with Wilks and others no doubt.

[EasyforDennis]

After Man Utd, Nice and Burnley maybe he might realise he could be drinking in the last chance saloon?

[mushRTID]

I like the fact McCann has gone on record stating he’s had negative feedback.

Makes me more confident he knows he will get something out of him.

[Prez]

Shock horror young footballer, with bad attitude.

Lets be honest, many of them do at that age, when testosterone kicks in.

I trust Grant to man manage him. Its a low risk gamble for me, worth taking IMHO

[ravenrover]

Pretty sure most players will have had bad feedback at some stage.

Just found it interesting that GM asked for references and he got bad ones. Certainly food for thought.

Why do I get the imoression that after your initial comments you can't wait for this lad to fail, to support your comments?

[dickos1]

Looks a great signing to me

[GazLaz]

Pretty sure most players will have had bad feedback at some stage.

Just found it interesting that GM asked for references and he got bad ones. Certainly food for thought.

Why do I get the imoression that after your initial comments you can't wait for this lad to fail, to support your comments?

I don’t want him to fail at all. I never want any of our players to fail. Just thought it was a very interesting thing for a manager to say about a signing. Don’t think I’ve ever heard it before.

[Alan Southstand]

"Some of the feedback is not great on Adeji...." is what he said.

He did say that, DBR, but just before it he said “different types of feedback comes back”. I interpret that as some good some bad!

[Chris Black come back]

Of course he looks good on paper, coming from a very strong youth and development background. But Davy Lamour won the FA Youth Cup with Liverpool. Ro-Shaun was the fastest player at Old Trafford. He is a young lad so doesn't have a record he can point to. We've seen him for part of a pre-season friendly at sixth tier Boston United.

We all want him to do well and he certainly looked impressive at times in the very little we have seen of him. But successful trial players whether young or old are rare as hen's teeth. Let's hope this lad is one of them, but everyone making definitive statements about him being a success or good signing have lost the plot. Even Grant seems to be suggesting there is risk to the lad.